Rahul Gandhi had recently called BJP President Amit Shah 'murder accused' during an election rally at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. A defamation complaint was filed against the Congress President for his ostensibly false remark
Demanding a CBI inquiry, Jagan Mohan Reddy asserted that only a probe by an independent agency could reveal the truth. He further stated that the police were trying to divert the attention with wrong leads and fabricated evidence.